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Real-life Professor Oak? Pokémon Company recruiting PhD holders in science and agriculture

Doctorate degree, bilingual communication skills, and research regarding plants and animals are only requirement for mysterious position with Pokémon Company.

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Pizza Hut Japan teams up with creator of one of the country’s best kinds of ramen for ramen pizza

Yokohama ramen continues to bring differently delicious tastes together with ie-kei pizza.

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Silicone testicle covers banned from Japanese sauna following cups being left behind and on shelves

“People don’t forget to take their testicles with them when they go home” says sauna in explaining new policy.

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Over four billion yen in lost cash was found in Tokyo last year, setting new record

Billions turned in to police, and billions returned to owners.

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Japan’s Human Washing Machine pods are now on sale for home use, and they’re not cheap

But can you really put a price on this kind of science fiction-grade luxury?

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One Piece creator has hidden secret of anime treasure’s identity in chest at bottom of real-world ocean

After keeping secret for nearly 30 years, Eiichiro Oda has written it down on a paper, put that paper in a chest, and tossed it into the sea, where it remains even now.

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Chance to play Tetris on a massive staircase in Kyoto Station coming in March

The one time you won’t get in trouble for playing on the stairs.

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Japan’s craziest burger chain takes menchi katsu to new extreme levels

We find out what gives the Naughty Menchi Katsu Burger its unusual name. 

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Japan Extreme Budget Travel! A trip from Tokyo to Izumo for just 30,000 yen [Part 2]

Things got off to a good start on our crazy-cheap trip to the land of the gods, but with funds running low, will we have a roof over our heads on a snowy night?

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Japan Extreme Budget Travel! A trip from Tokyo to Izumo for just 30,000 yen [Part 1]

Can we make it from the capital to the land of the gods, sightsee, eat, find a hotel, and make it home for just 30,000 yen (US$195)?

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566 million yen in gold bars donated to Japanese city’s water bureau

Osaka Municipal Water Bureau suddenly becomes quite a bit closer to being flush with funds.

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Japan’s new “Cunte” contact lenses aren’t pronounced like you’re probably thinking they are

Cunte Jelly Trick and other lenses’ names might be too clever for their own good.

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How to make curry in a rice cooker with zero prep work and no water[Recipe]

Two steps, one piece of cooking equipment, and zero problems.

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Crazy-cheap Tokyo lunch: All-you-can-eat curry rice for 220 yen (US$1.40)!

We go looking for faults in this sounds-too-good-to-be-true Ikebukuro offer.

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Cute coffins now available at Tokyo’s coffin relaxation salon[Photos]

Unique Takadanobaba meditation space gets a splash of cuteness to brighten up the deathly décor.

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Playing Switch 2 games with just one hand is possible thanks to Japanese peripheral maker

Gametech wants you to be able to keep one hand free for doing other things while you play.

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It’s illegal for yakuza to go to professional baseball games in Japan, Tokyo arrests remind us

Life of crime or live baseball fan? You can only choose one.

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Elderly Japan man arrested for stealing toilet, using it in his home for three months

Veteran contractor becomes senior thief.

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Super-salty pizza sends six kids to the hospital in Japan, linguistics blamed

Home economics class pizza had more tsumami than it was supposed to.

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How to make fancy matcha sake chocolates with just 15 minutes of real work【Recipe】

Matcha mirin nama chocolate sounds, looks, and tastes fancy, but is super-easy to make.

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